Receptacle.



o. J. WEEKS. RBGBPTACLE.

APPLIOATION FILED MAB. 26, 1908'.

Patented June 8, 1909.

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OSCAR J. WEEKS, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

RECEP'IACLE.

No. salmos.A

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented .Tune 8, 1909.

Application filed March 26, 1908. Serial No. 423,372.

To cZZ whom it may concern.'

Be it known that I, Oscar. J. WEEKs, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of the city of N ew York, borough of Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State of New York, have invented a new and Improved Receptacle, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to receptacles or carriers for ice cream, oysters, liquid and the like, and more particularly to a receptacle comprising an inner and anout-er vessel, the inner one of which receives the ice cream or other' substance to be preserved therein, and

- the outer one of which receives the ice or other refrigerant. The vessels are op ositely tapered or otherwise so formed tiat the contents thereof can be easily introduced and removed.

Further, the invention relates to a receptacle for ice cream and the like, fashioned from paper, card-board or other similar material and formed from blanks folded and glued, cemented or otherwise secured together, so that at the edges or seams of the receptacle the walls are of double thickness, and so that at weak points the receptacle has reinforcing flaps, tabs or extensions.

An object of the invention is to produce a simple, strong and durable receptacle or carrier for ice cream and the like, which can be constructed so cheaply that the retailer can, if he so desire, give it away with his wares, by means of which the ice cream or other contents of the receptacle can be transported for long distances, or can be kept for comparatively long periods Without injury, and which is of such shape that a number of receptacles can be piled or arranged together in a small space.

A further object of the invention is to provide a device of the class described, so formed that the inner vessel is entirely surrounded by an outer vessel -for the refrigere ant, and in which the closures for the vessels fit so closely and are of such form that leakage from the vessels is practically obviated.

A still further object of the invention is to provide a double receptacle having an inner and an outer vessel, the openings of which are at opposite ends, and which are oppositely tapered so that the contents thereof can be introduced and removed without difficulty, the receptacle being formed from cheap material such as paper, card-board or the like, paraffmed or otherwise rendered and in which- Figure 1 is a longitudinal section of the receptacle, showing ice cream and a refrigerant 1n the vessels thereof lF ig. 2 is a transverse section on the line 2&2 of Fig. 1; Fig, 3 is a lan view showing the blanks from which tie receptacle is formed, in position to be folded and secured and Fig. A is a perspective view showing a portion of the rece tacle and the manner of fastening the blan (s at one of the corners.

Before proceeding to a more detailed explanation of my invention it should be clearly understood that while the same is particularly useful for carrying and reserving ice cream and the like, it can also be advantageously used for transporting and storing other substances, preferably food stuffs or the like, which are of a perishable nature, and which are customarily preserved by means of a refrigerant such as a mixture of ice and salt. The manufacturers of ice cream and similar food stuffs usually retail their Wares and deliver them to their customers in cans or other vessels arranged in wooden buckets partly filled with ice and salt. These buckets are heavy and are difficult to transport. Furthermore, they are expensive and are fre uently lost, and it is necessary for the dea er to have them called for after delivery. This all entails considerable expense and trouble. By means of my invention it is possible to provide a suitable receptacle for carrying and delivering ice cream, which can be manufactured so inexpensively that the dealer, if he desires to do so, need not call for the receptacle but can give it away with the wares which he purveys. l prefer to fashion the rece tacle from heavy paper, card-board or the like, parained or otherwise rendered impervious to moisture.

As shown in the accompanying drawings, the receptacle is fashioned preferably of substantially square cross-section; this form permits a number of receptacles to be piled compactly, and thus is necessitated a oo mparal vantage of this construction is obvious.

tively small space only, for transporting a number of them. The inner and outer vessels of the rece tacle are integral and are formed by suitably bending, folding and securing two blanks of similar and symmetrical form which are arranged `transversely of one another and at substantially right angles, as will appear more clearly hereinafter. The openings of the vessels are at opposite ends and the vessels are oppositely tapered to permit the leasy introduction .and .removal of l the contents. The .top .of the .outer vessel is formed `by the integral connecting ,portions between the inner and the outer vessels, .and the bottom of the outer vessel is formed by a separa-te piece vhaving preferably, .a 'filling o ening with a screw cap. 'The .opening of t e'inner vessel has a eoveror Alid fashioned from a separate piece, and is placed .in gposition by merely inserting it in .the opening.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, A represents the outer vessel of .the receptacle, which is ta ered and elias-.the bottoni A rovided with ailaterally disposed frange A'2 liaving the same taper as the vessel, and inserted in the open end thereof. The -bottom A has an opening A3 provided with an outwardly disposed lthreaded neck A4 .upon which fits a correspondingly .threaded closing cap A5. 'The inner vessel B .is .connected with the vouter vessel A by the integral top A6 of the `latter and is tapered oppositely eto the ou-ter vessel. The opening B of the inner vessel -is opposite to the opening A3 of the Outer vessel andis closed 4by means of a `removable cover Bg having a laterally disposed iiange Bof a taper similar to the taper of the vessel B.

It has been yfound of advantage in vessels of -paper or the like for .containing moist substances, to provide means for maintaining the bottom of the receptacle .out of contact with a table or other support u on which the receptacle may lbe placed, .anc thus to keep the contents thereof held .a suitable distance above the support.

It Will be 4noted that iby providing the bottom A and the cover B2 Aof .my `receptacle with the flianges or rims A2 and B3 respectively, the bottom A', or vthe cover B2, are always held from contact with a support when the receptacle is set thereupon in a normal or an inverted position.

The receptacle is fashioned .from two .elongated blanks C of similar and symmetrical form. Each of the blanks :C has a central portion 10, the opposite sides of which are parallel, and which are `in contact when the lanks are placed in position .to .be folded to form the receptacle, as is shown most clearly in Fig. 3. The superposition of .one .blank upon the other with one portion 1Q upon the corresponding portion 1-0, provides a double bottom B4 for the inner vessel B. The ad- Each. of the blanks has the portion 1U extended at opposite ends to forni outwardly tapered sections 11 which forni opposite side walls of the inner vessel B. The sections 1] at the side edges have elongated llaps 1'. formed by plicatures or crease lines 13 to permit the iiaps to be easily folded in forming the receptacle. The portions l() of the blanksare demarked from the sections 1 1 by suitable crease lines 14. At thel outer ends of the sections 11 are laterally extended sections 15 demarked by crease lines 16 and subsequently forming the top A connecting the `inner and the outer vessels. vIntegral with the sections 15 and deinarked therefrom by suitable crease lines 1S, are further sections 17 outwardly tapered and serving to vform opposite side walls of `the outer versel A. At the lateral edges, the sections 17 have flaps 19 demarked from the sections 17 by plicatu-res or crease lines 20.

The flaps 19 have cut away portions 2l at the outer ends for a purpose which will appear more clearly hereinafnr. At the Outer ends, the flaps 12 of one. of the blanks C are cut away to leave tabs 22 integral wil h the sections 15. The llaps 12 of one of the blanks C have at the ends adjacent to the portion 10, cutaway parts 2,11 to pei-init the `liaps 12 ofthe other blank C to be positioned therebetween and adjacent to the portion l() of the Vlirst blank.

In forming the receptacle, the blanks are folded at the plicaturesor crease lines 1-1l until the adjacent sections 11 engage at the crease lines 13; the flaps 12 are then laterally bent and secured to the adjacent sections 1 1 as is shown most clearly in Fig. 2. ln this way, the inner vessel is provided at the edges with walls of double lthickness ',l`he. sections 15 are outwardly disposed to lforiu the top A, being folded at the plicatures or crease lines 1G and 18. At the ends, the sections 15 overlap and are glued, cen'iented or lV otherwise secured together in a manner similar to the securing in place of the flaps 12. The tabs 22 of two of the sections 15 extend over the -other sections 15, as is inost clearly shown in Fig. 4, and thus provide additional means for securing the sections together. The sections 17 are secured together by means of the flaps 19 as are the sections 1.1, by the flaps 12. In this way, too, the walls of the outer vessel are of double thickness at the seams or edges. Owing to the tapered forin .of the sections 11 and 17 the resulting vessels Yare oppositely tapered as is shown most clearly in Fig. 1.

By providing the flaps 12 ol' one of the blanks C `at the inner `ends with cut away portions 23, the flaps 12 of the other blank (1 can extend .the entire lengths of the sections 11 ofthe iirst blank. rl`hc tabs 22 leay e cut away portions at the upper ends of the V[laps 12, which permit the cover B2 to be inserted tightly into the opening of the inner vessel, without o'tlsetting by the flaps from the sides of the vessel. Furthermore, the upper ends of the iiaps 12 of this blank C, thus provide supporting means for the cover and serve to limit the insertion thereof into the vessel. The cut away portions 21 of the sections 17 of 'one of the blanks C serve a like purpose for the bottom A of the outer vessel.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent 1. A receptacle, comprising an inner and an outer vessel, one of said vessels having overlapping portions whereby the walls of said vessel are of double thickness at the edges, said vessel having an open end, and further having the overlapping portions cut away at the open end to permit the insertion of a cover, and a cover for the open end.

2. A receptacle, comprising an inner and an outer vessel, said vessels having overlapping portions whereby the walls ollv said vessels are of double thickness at the edges, said vessels at opposite ends each having an open Y end, said vessels further having the overlapping portions cut away at the open ends to permit the insertion of covers, and covers for the open ends, said cut away portions torming stops to limit the insertion of said covers .into the open ends, said vessels being tapered.

3. A receptacle, comprising an inner and an outer vessel, and formed from blanks arranged transversely of one another and folded to form said vessels.

4. A receptacle, comprising an inner and an outer vessel and formed from similar and symmetrical elongated blanks arranged transversely ot one another and folded to form said vessels, said blanks being shaped so that the openings of said vessels are at opposite ends of the receptacle.

5. A receptacle, comprising an inner and an outer' vessel, and formed from similar symmetrical blanks arranged transversely of one another and folded to form said vessels, said blanks having at adjacent edges, overlapping iiaps, said blanks being arranged to form a double bottom for one of' the vessels.

6. A receptacle, comprising an inner and an outer vessel and formed from a plurality ot' blanks, each ot said blanks being folded to toi-m opposite walls of eac-h of said vessels.

7. A receptacle, comprising an inner and an outer vessel and formed from a pluralityT of blanks arranged at angles with each other, each et said blanks being folded to form two opposite walls ot each of said vessels, said blanks, at the edges, having flaps adapted to be secured together to form the edges of the vessels of double thickness.

8. A receptacle, comprising an inner and an outer vessel and formed from blanks superposed to form a double bottom for said inner vessel, each of said blanks having sections folded so that said sections are spaced and form corresponding sides of said vessels.

9. A receptacle, comprising an inner and an outer vessel and formed from blanks sunerposed to form a double bottomfor said inner vessel, each of said blanks having pairs of sections adapted to be folded so that said sections of each pair are spaced and form corresponding sides of said vessels, each ot said sections at each of the opposite edges being secured to a corresponding edge of one ot' said sections of the other of said blanks when said receptacle is completed.

10. A receptacle, comprising an inner and an outer vessel and formed trom blanks sunerposed to form a double bottom for said inner vessel, each of said blanks having pairs of sections adapted to be folded so that said sect-ions of each pair are spaced and form corresponding sides of said inner and said outer vessel when the receptacle is completed, each of said sections at opposite edges having ila-ps adapted to be secured to adjacent sections of said other blank, the adjacent laps being arranged at opposite sides of the walls of said vessels whereby said vessels have walls ot double thickness at the edges.

11. A receptacle, comprising an inner and an outer vessel and toi-med from blanks having similar opposite sections, each adapted to form a side wall of said inner vessel, further sections each adapted to form a part of an end of said outer vessel, and still further sections each adapted to form a side wall of said outer vessel, certain of said sections having liar-s adapted to be secured to adjacent sections of said other blank.

12. A receptacle, comprising an inner and an outer vessel and formed from blanks superposed and arranged transversely ot one another to form a don ble bottom for said inner vessel, each of said blanks at opposite sides having sections adapted to form side walls of said inner vessel, further sections integral with said sections and adapted to form portions of the top of said outer vessel, and still further sections integral with said further sections and adapted to form side walls oi said outer vessel, said blanks being folded so that said sections and said still further sections are arranged spaced though connected by said further sections, said sections and said still further sections having at the opp osite edges securing ilaps.

13. A receptacle, comprising an inner and an outer vessel and formed from blanks each comprising a central portion, integral tapered sections at opposite sides of said central portion, integral tapered further sections at the ends of said sections, and still further integral tapered sections at the outer ends of said further sections, said blanks being superposed at said portions to form a double YinO' a side wall of the com leted receptacle. o l

bottom for saidv inner vessel, said sections l and said still fur-ther sections atopiiosite longitudinal edges each having l'lajcs whercavith the same can be secured to the other olt said blanks, said further sections having the ends overlapping when said receptacle is formed, said sections and said still further sections each forming side wall of said inner and said outer vessels resnectivelv.

1.1L. A receptacle, having opposite sides formed lfrom a blank including sections, each having edge liaps adapted to be secured to adjacent sections when the receptacle is formed, a cover, certain `of said flaps having cut away portions whereinT the receptacle is provided with an opening having substantiallv straight edges `to `permit said cover to lit tightly thereinte.

15. in combination, a receptacle formed from blanks having sections, each constitutand having flaps adapted to be secured to adjacent sections at the inside or outside of said adjacent sections, and a cover, said inside 'ila/ps having at the ends cut away portions permitting said cover to be inserted in the opening at .the end of the receptacle, and in contact therewith at all points of the edges of said cover, said inside iiaps forming stops to limit the insertion of said cover.

l16. A receptacle, comprising an inner and an outer vessel and formed from blanks having sections constituting side walls of said inner vessel of the completed receptacle, and further sections each forming apart of an end of said outer vessel of the completed receptacle, said sections having ilaps adapted to be secured to adjacent sections, a cover, said flaps having cut away portions which permit the insertion of said cover into the end of said inner vessel, the material from said'cut away portion forming tabs integral with certain of said further sections and adapted to be secured to others ol'v said further sections when the receptacle is formed.

1 7. A. receptacle comprising an inner and an outer vessel said vessels having corresponding sides formed from a blank section folded to constitute spaced corresponding walls` 1S. A receptacle comprising an inner and an outer vessel each. having an opening at one end, said openings being at opposite extremities of the receptacle, said vessels having the corresponding sides formed from a blank sec tion folded to form spaced walls constituting the corresponding sides.

l). A receptacle comprising an inner and an outer vessel, each having an opening at one end, said openings being at opposite extremities of' the receptacle, said vessels having the corresponding sides fori'ned from lank sections folded to constitute spaced walls and connected hv intermediate blank portions cach constituting a part of one end of the receptacle.

20. A receptacle comprising an inner and an outer vessel each having an opening at one end, said vessels being opposiitelv tapered, covers for said openings, said openings being at opposite extremities of the receptacle, said vessels having the correspomling sides formed from single blank sections folded to `forni spaced walls constituting said correspomling sides, said spaced walls at, one end being connected b v blank portions to constitute parts of one end of the receptacle.

ln testimonyv whereof .lf have signed my name to this speciiication in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

@SFAR .'l. WEEKS.

Vrlitnesses JonN l. Bimonvoeicn EinvAnn B. MARsnALL. 

